Relic of an Emissary
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Relic of an Emissary official poster
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| Genre | Historical fiction Mystery thriller |
| Created by | Wong Wai-sing |
| Written by | Wong Kwok-fai Choi Suk-yin |
| Starring |
Joe Ma Michael Tse Kate Tsui Sammul Chan Elanne Kong Joel Chan Ruco Chan Lau Kong |
| Opening theme | Kong Shan (江山) by Joe Ma |
| Ending theme | Ngor Tang Nei (我等你) by Michael Tse and Kate Tsui |
| Composer(s) | Tang Chi-wai Yip Siu-chung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Original language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 30 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Wong Wai-sing |
| Location(s) | Hong Kong |
| Camera setup | Multi camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | TVB |
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| Original network | TVB Jade |
| Picture format |
576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | 4 April – 13 May 2011 |
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| Literal meaning | "Hongwu Thirty Two" | ||||||||
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| Yale Romanization | hóng wǔ sān shí'èr |
| Jyutping | hung4 mo2 sam1 sap6 ji6 |
Relic of an Emissary (Chinese: ; literally "Hongwu 32") is a 2011 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama serial produced by TVB.
The 30-episode drama premiered 4 April 2011 on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and TVB HD Jade channels, airing five days a week. Wong Wai-sing, who produced TVB's The Academy trilogy series, serves as the drama's executive producer.
The drama is loosely based on the Jingnan campaign of the Ming Dynasty, a coup d'état that ended the Jianwen Emperor's brief four-year reign over Ming China. The Chinese title of the drama literally means "Hongwu 32", the 32nd year of the Hongwu Emperor's reign.
The story takes place during Zheng He's younger years, several years before his oceanic voyages. When the Jianwen Emperor ascended to the throne in 1399, he changed the era name to "Jianwen First Year" (建文元年). After Zhu Di usurped the throne in 1402, he purged all of Jianwen's supporters and ordered all documents that recorded the era name "Jianwen First Year" to be changed to "Hongwu Year 32" (洪武三十二年) in order to establish himself as the legitimate successor of the Hongwu Emperor, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
The story begins with the sons of the Hung-mo (Hongwu) Emperor returning to the capital city as a show of filial piety to their father, who has fallen extremely ill. Secretly, the princes are harboring intentions to succeed the throne. As a result, chaos surrounds the kingdom, and a chain of conspiracies and schemes begin occurring in the city...
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